Assisted Living Communities in Chesapeake, VA

"It seemed very nicely laid out and had nice activities. The staff member was very friendly and helpful, and she was telling us about the calendar of activites and the things that went on. They had different activities each month, like Mexican month. The dining area was not really big, but the tables were formally set up. The overall layout was what impressed me the most. There was a nice garden area in the middle. "

"My mom moved into Bickford of Chesapeake in November. The facility is beautiful and brand new. It just opened in May, but it feels like home when you're inside. It doesn't feel institutional at all. They have big fireplaces and sofas in the seating areas. The staff is amazing and very knowledgeable. My mom has a large studio room that's nice and bright. It doesn't have a kitchenette. It's just a full bathroom with a walk-in shower. She has a dresser, a nightstand, a sofa with a small coffee table, and a bed, and there's still plenty of room. Three meals a day are included, and they have regular doctor visits. They have a hair salon inside. They do different fun activities all the time, like movies, popcorn, and games. What I was impressed with is that they have different stations set up throughout the facility to trigger memories. So, one is set up to look like an office, another is set up to look like a laundry area with an ironing board. They're very nicely done. I've been there to visit her when she's having her meals and everything looks good. It's farm-to-table as much as possible. They use fresh ingredients, they don't use processed foods."

"It is brand new, very pretty, very well done, very well kept, and shiny and new, but it's out of my moms' price range. The people were very nice. It seemed like a very nice community, and they seemed to care for the people. The staff was very nice, and she's the only only one I interacted with. She was very personable and business like. The dining area looked clean. They had movie nights, shopping days, and game nights."

"I chose Chesapeake Place Senior Living for my father because the price was better. I was very reluctant to go because it was further away from my house than I wanted it, but the girl that I dealt with there was very nice, and we just felt very comfortable with her. He's moving into the memory unit. You bring your own furniture and you decorate the room yourself. They have shared rooms, but he's gonna have a little apartment to himself. They had an activity board and it had different things that they were going to do. They have a salon where they can get their haircut and everything. He's going to need more care and we're going to have that. He needs more interaction with people. They have a courtyard and he'll be able to do some planting, but somebody will help him win the garden. He always had a garden at home, so he'll be able to do that. They can have visitors out in the courtyard. He needed more care than we could give him and he needed more interaction, so it's going to be the best. We talked to Carolyn and we talked to the head nurse, and they were excellent and answered any question we had. We got to see a duck, and there's a pond that you can't get to but you can see it. Everything was well kept."

"We have just moved my mother-in-law into Commonwealth Senior Living at Cedar Manor. The staff is caring for both the residents and the family members. They're informative for how she's doing. The thing I like most about them is that, since our loved one has dementia, she's in a place where she has continuity of care. Right now, she is in assisted living, and she can move from one level to the next even if it means she goes to complete memory care. It's all-inclusive, so we don't have to worry about moving her again. It's very clean and bright. They have games, they have special nights, and they have family night, which is nice, where families come in and interact with the residents like a little party. They go on outings based on abilities and different interests. I think based on other places, its cost is pretty much in line with everyone else. Maybe their level of care might be slightly cheaper, but all of them tend to run very close to the same amount of money."

"The service at Indian River Residential Care Community is wonderful because this is a facility that all the people there are all in auxiliary grant, which mean that they are not a rich facility and I don't know if they have patients with private pay. There are a lot of things that they do not have. But for people like my son who cannot go even for one month on a private pay and can no longer live on his own, I thank God there is a facility like this. There is no choice menu, but that's alright. These people are happy that somebody is cooking for them. If they don't like what the dinner is, they can always have a sandwich. They don't have a lot of activities and that's very disappointing because I think old people need activities. But for activities, you need money. These are not well read people, so I think a library will be wasted. However, if a van can take them to a dollar store or Walmart once every other week, that will be wonderful. They will have something to look forward to, but they don't have that. There are some downfalls and yet for people who have nowhere else to go, thank God the place is there. I will rate the manager of that facility absolutely the highest mark plus double it. She is a wonder on this earth and all the people in that facilityand these are her words are her children. She is a wonderful human being. She is very good. She does what she has to do. She has taken a person out of there because he is a danger to others. She gives him a number of chances but it comes to a point that she can't keep him there any longer. Nothing is perfect and I am not saying that this place is perfect. Not all people are as nice or understanding or as kind as she. But ultimately she is in charge and she listen when you talk to her. She asks how we are doing and is everything is okay. She speaks with us and gives us a beautiful greeting when we come in. She runs the place beautifully. It is the love of her life and it shows. The people who are there are on auxiliary grant and these are the people who are not well-off at all. They haven't any abundance of anything in life and some of them like my son are mentally ill and other problems. So, they can't go out and earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year so they can go to a private pay. This is a special place for special people. If somebody doesn't have enough money and can get an auxiliary, there is not that many places around to choose from. "